Device for treating hat-blanks.



W. F. OHINIQUY & W. O. WINCH.

DEVICE FOR TREATING HAT BLANKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26,1914.

1,1 1 1,363. nted Sept. 22, 1914.

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W. F. CHINIQUY & W. O. WINCH. DEVICE FOR TREATING HAT BLANKS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.2S,1914.

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I which a number of'blank s may be superi To all whomit mag/concern ,Be it knownpthat we, WILLIAM have invented-certain nevwand useful 1mprovements in;; De'vice s 1 for Treating Ilia-t- Blanks, 0f which' the following is a lsp ecili cation.

dyeing of hat-blanks and any operation with aliq'uid, and also to a device whereby th e tieatment of said blanks is greatly fa- 15 7 if L -O'ne of the ob ects jof'our' inventlon is to carry out-theprocess of dipping the hat blanksin 'a'inanner that'is both simple and cilitatedi. I

expeditious and which when properly performed will thoroughly impregnate the blanks and prevent distortion and lossi'of shapewhich followsf the Wetting of certain materials, which hatblanks are made. Another object or our invention is to construct a suitable holder or I form upon imposed and be retained -i'n properfshape duringthe dipping thereof and whichowing toitszparticular construction and arrange ment will 'not'retard or in any wayhinder the impregnation of said blanks.

Still another object is to construct the blank-holding device in a manner so that the same may be manipulated to prevent the puckering or. bulging of the hat-blank crowns which so'often occurswhen the hat blanks are under the process of treatment.

These and other objects we accomplish by the means and in the manner hereinafter fully described and as "more particularly pointed out in the; claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming lines the manner of warping the crown poring of the crown of the hat-blanks;

tionthereofto avoid the puckering ",dye as the case may be.

Our invention relates to the {sizing and or bulg- V {nnvronrorg TnriarIivdirAT-BLANKs.

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resent the inner and outer membersyre- SPQClJl'VQlY, of the device for retaining and:

h olding a pluralityo'f hat-blanks C that are to be treated with the usual sizing or are preferably shaped tofconform -substan. tially' to the style orfmode ofthe-finished blankand comprise the usual crown 4i and brim or flare 5. For this purpose," as'will hereinafter be apparent; we prefer toycon f- ,ICEED rA rEN-T orFio 1 Referring to the'draiwings, A andBrep- F..G 1 iI-- Ni Y' and WViLnikmn-Ou WI GH, citizens of the United States, residing at jGhica-go', in therountykof Cook" andQState of Illinois,"

These members struct these inner and outer members of woven wire material similar to that I usually employed for fencing and the like.,and the mesh of wh ch "181013 a medium sizes. This woven 1 wire material we usually cut" out of a flat sheetto form a blank of approximately i the same size (or larger) than theuhatj l over i a foriii in a mannersimilar to that employed inthe shaping ofjthe'hat-blankg blanlnflan dit is then shaped or pressed- VVhenLfOrmed to the desired shape the inner member A is placed upon a suitable table and a number of hat-blanks G superimposed are preferably; locked orntied firmly to gether by; several straps-or ties D. In order;

over 0r clamp them upon suitable metal binding or edging strips a and 6 respectivel y.

80, upon one anotherarel placed thereon. The "upperymember' B' 1s thenplaced over the blanks and the lnner and outer members Before placing the outer member on the blanks we preferto dent or p'ressthe central portion of the crown thereof inwardly as shown indotted lines in Fig. 3and after securing the said members together the process of dipping the same may then be commenced. Owing to the wide oropen meshflo'f the wire fabric the fluid of the size or dye will readily impregnate all of thehat blanks as soonas the same has been immersed in the liquid and upon being removed from thesizing or dye vessel, they are hung in a convenient manner to permit them to drip. While the dripping is taking place the members A and B of the device will materially assist in preventing the hat blanks losing their shape when they become sufiiciently dried to be removed. 7

If desired the upper member A of the device-may be omitted and only the lower or inner member B employed, in which event claimas new and desire to sistingof: a reticulated-fabric that is shaped.

in any suitable manner to prevent the same becoming "dislcdgedf'rom each other or from the frame during the dipping and draining adapted" to bedepressed across the crown I @portionthereof. 5

" 5. A device for use in treating-'hat-bl-anks "comprising two: superimposedmembers beprocess. .t

Havin descrlbed our invention What We secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. A' device for use in treating hat-blanks comprising: two superimposed members be tween which a plurality of; hat-blanks. are adapted 'to: be retained, said members con-i to conform tothe finished shapeof the' hatblanks.

2;, A. devicefor use in treatinghat-blanks COIIIPIISIIIg two superimposedfmembers between-which a plurality of' hat-blanks are adapted to be" retained, said Fmembers cone sisting of areticulate'd' fabric that is: shaped to-conform,- to the finished shape of the-hat-- blanks,:and a metallic bindingstrip extend ging'around'the: edges of saidzfabric.

3; A deVice'for-use intreatinghat blanks= comprising: two superimposed members beer tween which a plurality of hat-blanks. are; adapted to be retained, said members con- I j si'stingof a reticulated fabric that isshaped V ing: around the edges of; said fabric,' and' to conform .to the finished shapeof: the hat-- blanks, and a metallic binding strip -vextend means for-securing togethen the respective:

V "edges; of I said members.

- 41A device for use in treating hat-blanks comprising two superimposedhmembers between which a-vpl'urality of hat-blanks are v adapted i to retained, members cong sistingof a reticulated'fabric that is shaped to confonn-to-thefinishethshape of the hat- .blanks,i anditheiouter member of which is :t-ween which a plurality of hat-blanks are "adapted to be retained,,saidgmembens con sisting'of a reticulatedi-fabric-thattis shaped toconform to the finished shape of. thehat blanks, theaouter memberofiwhichris adapted? to be depressed across the crown K portion 1 thereofland a metallic binding stripiextend ing around-thejedges of said fabric, I

62' device for use in treating; hat-blanks comprising two superimposed membersrbei tweenwhifch' a plurality ofnhat-blanks; are adapted! to be ,reta'ined said members; 0011- 'sistingfoffa reticulatedfabric th-at-iseshap ed.

to conform to the finished shape; of the hatblanks, .v the outer member of which; is adapt ed to be depressed across the crown portion thereof, .ja metallic binding. strip aiextending around themdgessof said; fabric' and means 'for securing together the'respective GdgQSrOfi saidmembers.

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